Andy Robinson has said he will go away and consider his future as Scotland head coach after Italy condemned his side to the Six Nations wooden spoon with a 13-6 defeat in Rome.

Andy Robinson said he would go away and consider his future as Scotland head coach after his side lost all five games in the Six Nations (Pic: PA)

The home side were the better team throughout, with the Scots giving an error-strewn display at the sunny Stadio Olimpico.

Scotland have now lost seven consecutive matches, their worst run of results since 1998.

Commenting after the final whistle, Robinson said: ‘I’m still contracted until 2015. Iâm going away to reflect on the Six Nations and reflect on the future, in terms of the positivity that we have, the players we have and the way forward – and putting a plan together for the way forward.

‘Weâll be doing a debrief of the Six Nations and then Iâll be meeting with [Scottish Rugby Union chief executive] Mark Dodson to go through that.

‘There is not a set time scale on that. Thereâs a lot to take in in terms of whatâs happened and itâs about looking at the future and whatâs best for the future.

‘Nowâs not the time to be discussing that, with the feelings that everybody has. The time to be discussing that weâll be in the next couple of weeks.’

In terms of the game itself, a Mirco Bergamasco penalty, a Giovanbattista Venditti converted try and a Kristopher Burton drop goal were enough to give the Italians their first win of the tournament.

Scotland were trailing by just four points going into the final 20 minutes but they were clearly not in a fighting mood, despite being a man up when Alessandro Zanni was sent off for pulling down a maul.

Robinson made a late change in an effort to inject some impetus into his side, introducing Ruaridh Jackson for Greig Laidlaw, who scored Scotland’s only points in the form of two penalties.

But by the time Burton’s deftly-taken drop goal attempt went between the posts on 77 minutes, taking Italy’s lead to seven, the Scots had all but given up.